{"id":6502,"date":"2010-12-21T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T22:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olino.org\/us\/?p=6502"},"modified":"2011-02-13T17:34:45","modified_gmt":"2011-02-13T22:34:45","slug":"ledverlichting-soest-lvs-e12-mr16-4x3-watt-cree-xp-g-dimmable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olino.org\/blog\/us\/articles\/2010\/12\/21\/ledverlichting-soest-lvs-e12-mr16-4x3-watt-cree-xp-g-dimmable\/","title":{"rendered":"Ledverlichting Soest – LVS E12 MR16 4×3 Watt CREE XP-G dimmable"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> presents a black led MR16 spotlamp that emits warm white light. It has been tested on dim-ability with a 12 V DC dimmer.<\/p>\n

This article shows the measurement results. Many parameters are also found in the Eulumdat file.<\/p>\n

See this overview<\/a> for a comparison with other light bulbs.<\/p>\n

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Summary measurement data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
parameter<\/th>\nmeas. result<\/th>\nremark<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Color temperature<\/a><\/td>\n2938 K<\/td>\nWarm white<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luminous intensity Iv<\/sub><\/a><\/td>\n1657 Cd<\/td>\nMeasured straight underneath the lamp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illuminance modulation index<\/a><\/td>\n0 %<\/td>\nMeasured straight underneath the lamp. Is a measure for the amount of flickering.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beam angle<\/a><\/td>\n24 deg<\/td>\n24\u00ba for all C planes<\/a> as this lamp has a symmetry along the 1st axis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power P<\/a><\/td>\n7.2 W<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Factor<\/a><\/td>\nn.a.<\/td>\nA DC power supply was used to test. This means that there is no blind power.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THD<\/td>\nn.a. %<\/td>\nTotal Harmonic Distortion is not present due to the usage of a DC Voltage which results in a DC current.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luminous flux<\/a><\/td>\n399 Lm<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luminous efficacy<\/a><\/td>\n55 Lm\/W<\/td>\nNote that a DC power supply has been used. This efficacy is for the led only excluding the efficacy of a power supply converting grid voltage to the voltage or current needed for the led. Normally a power supply or converter adds in-efficacy to the total system unless this lamp is to be connected to for instance a battery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EU-label classification<\/a><\/td>\nA<\/td>\nThe energy class, from A (more efficient) to G (least efficient).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRI_Ra<\/a><\/td>\n84<\/td>\nColor Rendering Index<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coordinates chromaticity diagram<\/a><\/td>\nx=0.4337 and y=0.3907<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fitting<\/td>\nGU5.3\/MR16<\/a><\/td>\nThis lamp was connected to a 12 V DC source.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PAR-value<\/a><\/td>\n16.7 \u03bcMol\/s\/m2<\/sup><\/td>\nThe number of photons seen by an average plant when it is lit by the light of this light bulb. Value valid at 1 m distance from light bulb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PAR-photon efficacy<\/a><\/td>\n0.6 \u03bcMol\/s\/We<\/sub><\/td>\nThe toal emitted number of photons by this light, divided by its consumption in W. It indicates a kind of efficacy in generating photons.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\/P ratio<\/a><\/td>\n1.3<\/td>\nThis factor indicates the amount of times more efficient the light of this light bulb is perceived under scotopic circumstances (low environmental light level).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D x H external dimensions<\/td>\n50 x 48 mm<\/td>\nExternal dimensions of the lamp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D luminous area<\/td>\n24 mm<\/td>\nDimensions of the luminous area (used in Eulumdat file). This is the surface of the smallest circle around the leds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General remarks<\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe ambient temperature during the whole set of measurements was 22.8-24.7 deg C.<\/p>\n

The temperature of the housing gets about 58 degrees hotter<\/a> than ambient temperature.<\/p>\n

Warm up effect<\/a>: during the warm up time the illuminance decreases with about 13 % and the consumed power decreases with 6 %.<\/p>\n

Voltage dependency<\/a>: the power consumption and illuminance do not vary significantly, when the power voltage varies between 11-13 V.<\/p>\n

The lamp is tested on dim-ability<\/a> with help of a 12 V DC dimmer and found dim-able albeit over a small mechanical adjustment area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Measurement report (PDF)<\/td>\n\"olino-pdf\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eulumdat file<\/td>\n\"olino_eulumdat\"<\/a><\/td>\nRight click on icon and save the file.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IES file<\/td>\n\"olino_eulumdat\"<\/a><\/td>\nRight click on icon and save the file.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Overview table<\/h3>\n

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The overview table<\/a> is explained on the OliNo website.<\/p>\n

Please note that this overview table makes use of calculations, use this data with care as explained on the OliNo site. E (lux) values are not accurate, when within 5 x 24 mm \u2248 125 mm. Within this distance from the lamp, the measured lux values willl be less than the computed values in this overview as the measurements are then within the near field of the lamp.<\/p>\n

EU Energy label classfication<\/a><\/h3>\n

With the measurement results of the luminous flux and the consumed power the classification on energy of this lamp is calculated. This information is requested in the EU for certain household lamps, see also the OliNo site<\/a> that explains for which lamps it is requested, how the label looks like and what information it needs to contain.<\/p>\n

Herewith the labels for this lamp in color and black and white.<\/p>\n

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EU energy label of this lamp<\/em><\/p>\n

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Label in black and white.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The lamp’s performance in the lumen-Watt field, with the energy efficacy fields indicated.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>Eulumdat light diagram<\/h3>\n

This light diagram below comes from the program Qlumedit<\/a>, that extracts these diagrams from an Eulumdat<\/a> file. It is explained<\/a> on the OliNo site.<\/p>\n

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The light diagram giving the radiation pattern.<\/em><\/p>\n

It indicates the luminous intensity around the light bulb. The C0-C180 plane and C90-C270 give the same result as the lamp is semmetrical along its 1st axis.<\/p>\n

Illuminance Ev at 1 m distance, or luminous intensity Iv<\/h3>\n

Herewith the plot of the averaged<\/em> luminous intensity Iv as a function of the inclination angle with the light bulb.<\/p>\n

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The radiation pattern<\/a> of the light bulb.<\/em><\/p>\n

This radiation pattern is the average of the light output of the light diagram given earlier. Also, in this graph the luminous intensity is given in Cd.<\/p>\n

These averaged values are used (later) to compute the lumen output.<\/p>\n

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Intensity data of every measured turn angle at each inclination angle.<\/em><\/p>\n

This plot shows per inclination angle the intensity measurement results for each turn angle at that inclination angle. There normally are differences in illuminance values for different turn angles. However for further calculations the averaged values will be used.<\/p>\n

When using the average values per inclination angle, the beam angle<\/a> can be computed, being 24\u00ba for the C0-C180 and the C90-C270 plane.<\/p>\n

Luminous flux<\/a><\/h3>\n

With the averaged illuminance data at 1 m distance, taken from the graph showing the averaged radiation pattern, it is possible to compute the luminous flux<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The result of this computation for this light spot is a luminous flux of 399 Lm.<\/p>\n

Luminous efficacy<\/a><\/h3>\n

The luminous flux being 399 Lm, and the power of the light bulb being 7.2 W, yields a luminous efficacy of 55 Lm\/W.<\/p>\n

The reported efficacy is for the ledmodules only, without an eventual power supply needed to transform 230 V AC into 12 V DC. Such a power supply would normally lead to additional power consumption.<\/p>\n

Electrical properties<\/a><\/h3>\n

The lamp was used on DC power and therefore no blind currents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Lamp voltage<\/td>\n12.03 V DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lamp current<\/td>\n0.600 A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power P<\/td>\n7.2 W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apparent power<\/a> S<\/td>\nn.a. VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power factor<\/a><\/td>\nn.a.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Temperature measurements lamp<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Side view and front view.
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The aluminum on the side is wel capable of emitting the heat, hence the emissivity is taken to be 0.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
status lamp<\/td>\n> 2 hours on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ambient temperature<\/td>\n21.5 deg C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
reflected background temperature<\/td>\n21.5 deg C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
camera<\/td>\nFlir T335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
emissivity<\/td>\n0.95(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
measurement distance<\/td>\n0.2 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IFOVgeometric<\/sub><\/td>\n0.136 mm per 0.1 m distance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NETD (thermal sensitivity)<\/td>\n50 mK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(1)<\/sup> See the text for explanation.<\/p>\n

Color temperature and Spectral power distribution<\/a><\/h3>\n

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The spectral power distribution of this light bulb, energies on y-axis valid at 1 m distance.<\/em><\/p>\n

The measured color temperature is about 2950 K which is warm white.<\/p>\n

This color temperature is measured straight underneath the light bulb. Below a graph showing the color temperature for different inclination angles.<\/p>\n

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Color temperature as a function of inclination angle.<\/em><\/p>\n

The measurement of CCT is measured for inclination angles up to 50\u00ba. Beyond this angle the illuminance is very low (< 5 lux).<\/p>\n

The beam angle is 24\u00ba, meaning a 12\u00ba inclination angle. In this area most of the light is present. The variation in correlated color temperature in this area is about \u2248 2 %.<\/p>\n

PAR value and PAR spectrum<\/a><\/h3>\n

To make a statement how well the light of this light bulb is for growing plants, the PAR-area needs to be determined. See the OliNo website <\/a>how this all is determined and the explanation of the graph.<\/p>\n

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The photon spectrum, then the sensitivity curve and as result the final PAR spectrum of the light of this light bulb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
parameter<\/th>\nvalue<\/th>\nunit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
PAR-number<\/td>\n16.7<\/td>\n\u03bcMol\/s\/m\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PAR-photon current<\/td>\n4.0<\/td>\n\u03bcMol\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PAR-photon efficacy<\/td>\n0.6<\/td>\n\u03bcMol\/s\/W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The PAR efficiency is 65 % (valid for the PAR wave length range of 400 – 700 nm). So maximally 65 % of the total of photons in the light is effectively used by the average plant (since the plant might not take 100 % of the photons at the frequency where its relative sensitivity is 100 %).<\/p>\n

S\/P ratio<\/a><\/h3>\n

The S\/P ratio and measurement is explained on the OliNo website<\/a>. Here the results are given.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

The power spectrum, sensitivity curves and resulting scotopic and photopic spectra (spectra energy content defined at 1 m distance).<\/em><\/p>\n

The S\/P ratio is 1.3.<\/p>\n

More info on S\/P ratio can be found on the OliNo website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chromaticity diagram<\/a><\/h3>\n

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The chromaticity space<\/a> and the position of the lamp’s color coordinates in it.<\/em><\/p>\n

The light coming from this lamp is inside the area of class A. This is an area defined for signal lamps, see also the OliNo website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Its coordinates are x=0.4337 and y=0.3907.<\/p>\n

Color Rendering Index (CRI) or also Ra<\/a><\/h3>\n

Herewith the image showing the CRI as well as how well different colors are represented (rendered). The higher the number, the better the resemblance with the color when a black body radiator would have been used (the sun, or an incandescent lamp). Practical information and also some critics about the CRI can be found on the OliNo website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each color has an index Rx, and the first 8 indexes (R1 .. R8) are averaged to compute the Ra which is equivalent to the CRI.<\/p>\n

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CRI of the light of this lightbulb.<\/em><\/p>\n

The value of 84 is lower than the value 80 which is considered a minimum value for indoor usage.<\/p>\n

Note: the chromaticity difference is 0.0050 indicates the distance to the Planckian Locus<\/a>. There is no norm yet that states what the max deviation from white light is allowed to be. A reference with signal lights as a reference is given in the chromaticity<\/a> diagram.<\/p>\n

Voltage dependency<\/a><\/h3>\n

The dependency of a number of lamp parameters on the lamp voltage is determined. For this, the lamp voltage has been varied and its effect on the following light bulb parameters measured: illuminance E_v [lx], the lamppower P [W] and the luminous efficacy [Lm\/W].<\/p>\n

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Lamp voltage dependencies of certain light bulb parameters, where the value at 12 V is taken as 100 %.<\/em><\/p>\n

The illuminance and consumed power do not vary significantly when the voltage is varied between 11-13 V.<\/p>\n

When the voltage at 12 V varies with + and – 0.25 V, then the illuminance varies \u2248 0.1 %, so when abrupt voltage changes occur this effect is not visible in the illuminance output.<\/p>\n

Warm up effects<\/a><\/h3>\n

After switch on of a cold lamp, the effect of heating up of the lamp is measured on illuminance E_v [lx], the lamppower P [W] and the luminous efficacy [lm\/W].<\/p>\n

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Effect of warming up on different light bulb parameters. The 100 % level is put at the beginning.<\/em><\/p>\n

The warm up time is about 20 minutes during which the illuminance decreases 13 % and the consumed power decreased with about 6 % (this latter measured separately).<\/p>\n

Measure of flickering<\/a><\/h3>\n

No analysis is done on the measure of flickering of the light output by this light bulb; it is powered by a 12 V DC power supply and therefore will not flicker.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Dim-ability<\/a><\/h3>\n

The lamp has been tested with help of a 12 V DC dimmer. More explanation about this 12 V DC dimmer<\/a> can be found on the OliNo site.<\/p>\n

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Dimming with the 12 V DC dimmer.<\/em><\/p>\n

The useful mechanical adjustment area is between 0 – 25 %, this is a narrow area. The intensity can be set between 0 – 100 %.<\/p>\n

The power consumption shown is included the dimmer. The decrease of the illuminance and power are very much the same, resulting in an alomost non changing efficacy.<\/p>\n

When inserting the dimmer (dimmer not set at any dimming) and comparing to the situation without any dimmer, then:<\/p>\n

– no change in illuminance<\/p>\n

– no change in consumed power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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